AT LAST : MY LAST FAVES CONTEST FINALIZED - Andrea Dietrich's Blog

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Andrea Dietrich grew up in Iowa and now resides in Utah with a spouse and two cats. She has two grown children and three grandchildren. Having graduated BYU with a Spanish major/ESL minor, she has spent most of her adult life teaching. It wasn't until 2000 that she began writing in earnest and discovering her "niche" as a writer of lyrical poetry. The internet opened up a new world for her, and she has spent nearly a decade now participating in poetry clubs, acting as a judge of poetry contests for various magazines and for the website Shadow Poetry, and also, entering poetry contests herself.

Ms. Dietrich has won numerous awards, as well as the title Poet of the Year 2008, from the Yahoo group, Poetry For Thought. In addition, she has won prizes from the magazines Lucidity, Bell's Letters, Art with Words, Poets at Work and SP Quill, the magazine for which she wrote grammar and poetry articles as well as movie reviews and for which she acted as poetry editor for the head editor Marie Summers for six years. Many of her poems have appeared in Shadows Ink, a yearly published series of chapbooks of award winning poetry as well as in numerous other anthologies. Her short stories appeared in many issues of SP Quill and much of her poetry is published in eight chapbooks (the most recent one soon to be published is called Prosies), which can be purchased at Shadowpoetry.com.

AT LAST : MY LAST FAVES CONTEST FINALIZED

Blog Posted:4/22/2013 7:47:00 PM

BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO MY FAVE WINNERS. I hope at least some of the poems on my list will become faves of those who read the list as well!

I Had pretty good luck with this "uncontest!" There was only one person whose poem I did not recognize as a Fave but I went ahead and put it on the list because of the power of the message. And I was really surprised that one of my main rules was hardly followed by anybody. To put yourname with your entry!!! It is ok. Since few did it, I just ignored that rule, but in the case of finding the owners of FAVE poems, it is really helpful for me to know the names!!

Anyway, I am thinking up a different kind of contest to do now. Any suggestions? I rather enjoy the contests like Black Eyed Susan's, in which you get a word or phrase and have to just run with it!! Anyway, I'll be thinking on what to do this week. Have a great week, everybody, and what the heck, start reading the rules of the contests you enter, for Pete's Sake! hahaha.

It sure was so nice of you to showcase your faves in this manner, Andrea! There's a lot of poems that were 'aired out" again because of these, yay for that...as for your next contest--- hmmm sorry can't think of any suggestions and haha, my contest ideas might be too crazy anyhow ;)

Thanks Andrea for giving an honor to my Poem 'The Season is changing' in your wonderful contest and thanks once again for reminding this long forgotten poem. You have made it more precious for me. Love and best wishes always..Ravindra